Circumnavigation of
The Globe
Jodocus Hondius (1563-1611)
Vera Totius Expeditionis Nauticae
. . . .
Possibly Amsterdam, ca. 1595
Hand-colored engraving
Geography & Map Division
Gift of the estate of Robert Powers (110.2)
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November 21, 2002
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Published by noted Dutch cartographer Jodocus Hondius, this elaborate
double-hemisphere world map records the first English circumnavigation
of the globe by Sir Francis Drake (1577-1580), as well as that of
his countryman Thomas Cavendish a few years later (1586-1588). The
map portrays the outlines of continents leaving the interiors blank,
suggesting that the land areas were left unexplored. The marginalia
includes the Elizabethan coat-of-arms, a vignette of Drake's ship
the Golden Hind, and four corner illustrations. The
drawing in the upper-left corner shows Drake's landing at Nova Albion
in present-day California.
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